A75 Cairntop to Barlae Dualling
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Scheme Outline
Scheme details
- Timescale
- 2010-2011
- Status
- Completed
- Type
- Completedfor use by all traffic
- Cost
- £ 6.5m
- Authority
- Transport Scotland
- Region: Scotland
- Finance
- Transport Scotland
- Length
- 2.5 km
- 1.6 miles
Provision of a 2.5 km section of dual carriageway on the A75 between Newton Stewart and Stranraer. A new eastbound carriageway will be constructed, following the route of a disused railway line. The existing road will become the new westbound carriageway.
Progress
| 2 March 2010 | The contractor (RJ Macleod) has been selected, and work is expected to start in 'early 2010'. A temporary 40mph speed restriction order came into effect on 22 February 2010. |
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| 23 March 2010 | The project officially started on 22 March 2010. |
| 15 October 2010 | The new road is opened to traffic. |
More information
- Official website
- transportscotland.gov.uk/.../a75-cairntop-to-barlae-project
It's over!
This scheme has been completed, so it's no longer possible to edit any of the information on this page.
This scheme was last updated on 15 October 2010.
